Davidson County vs Rutherford County

A side-by-side comparison of Davidson County and Rutherford County: population, income, housing, and more.

Davidson County and Rutherford County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Davidson County has the higher population (709,846 vs 351,591 in Rutherford County). Rutherford County has the higher median household income ($82,588 vs $75,664 in Davidson County). Davidson County has the higher median home value ($386,600 vs $346,400 in Rutherford County).

Population, income & housing

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
Population	709,846	351,591
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,664	$82,588
Median home value	$386,600	$346,400
Median gross rent	$1,485	$1,405
Housing units	345,026	135,336
Homeownership rate	53.4%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
Population	687,488 → 709,846 (+3.3%)	315,815 → 351,591 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$60,388 → $75,664 (+25.3%)	$67,429 → $82,588 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $386,600 (+60.0%)	$213,200 → $346,400 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,485 (+34.8%)	$1,063 → $1,405 (+32.2%)

Davidson County

Population

687,488709,846

Median household income

$60,388$75,664

Median home value

$241,700$386,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,485

Rutherford County

Population

315,815351,591

Median household income

$67,429$82,588

Median home value

$213,200$346,400

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
Under 5	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	11.7%
25 to 34	20.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.9%
75 and over	4.7%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	64.8%
Black or African American	24.9%	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
No high school diploma	9.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	20.1%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
Drove alone	68.3%	75.0%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.3%	13.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
1-unit, detached	50.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	11.6%
20 or more units	18.2%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Davidson County	Rutherford County
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.2%
Average household size	2.19	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1985	2000